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By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD, NACCHO Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of…

On August 12, 2016, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, signaling that the current spread of Zika virus poses a significant threat to…

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an environmental review to determine the potential effect of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes (OX513A), developed by Oxitec Ltd., on the Aedes aegypti mosquito, one of the…

The Washington Global Health Alliance and the Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation (IHME) invite you to “Zika Virus: A brief overview and its potential impact on public health” on Wednesday, July 6th from 3 to…

The Washington Global Health Alliance and the Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation (IHME) invite you to “Zika Virus: A brief overview and its potential impact on public health” on Wednesday, July 6th from 3 to…

Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time spent outdoors, more standing water, and, maybe most importantly, more mosquitoes. But through…

By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Summer is almost here which means more fun in the sun. Whether it’s camping, hiking, swimming, or barbequing, your community will be spending time outside, and keeping them…

This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. As the nation mobilizes for a looming Zika threat, state and local health departments (LHDs) are losing…

By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Representatives from major public health organizations addressed attendees at the 2016 Preparedness Summit in a late-breaking session that succinctly addressed the threats of Zika virus disease, as well as…

With the World Health Organization declaring Zika a public health emergency, and with travel associated cases being reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from US states, it is critical that healthcare…

CDC’s Operational Readiness Review (ORR) online data collection system has undergone a recent update that allows users to download templates to complete two forms offline. Currently available in the system for download are the receive, stage, and store (RSS) site survey and point of dispensing forms. The templates allow recipients Read more →

Register for the 2018 Preparedness Summit to attend a plenary session featuring federal leaders from ASPR, FEMA, CDC and Homeland Security discuss topics such as, Strengthening Health Security: Visions for a Prepared and Resilient Nation. New leadership within federal agencies responsible for the nation’s public health and healthcare preparedness enterprise will inevitably Read more →

Hennepin County was established by the Territorial Legislature of Minnesota in 1852, six years before Minnesota became a state, and is part of the sixteenth most populated metropolitan areas in the nation. Hennepin County is the largest of Minnesota's 87 counties in budget, estimated market value, and population with almost a quarter of the state's […]